Telegram-herald., 1887-03-19
WILL THEY FUSE2
. EFien J. AtzinSons Resign2-
ton Already IA
BILL lIa 7. Griffin EITH8aal
A. lnportset Ssssiss - ths Osfao-
crat.c sna Gfsssoz~k Safe Con
miusss - Chsirusa sestos
LITTLE .5oC a. Nislg.


iasg =Fsaias 1bAlrrsa L 81 Wsssoa. u the
Desll3ef4lie stAls Com s1ilts<. Lrsl / 0nGdn.
Den9eFssic gau8lsizss fos lst.se u lhs 81
pzslae Coaft. u Bgsa > Atkinson. 6sesu
o.eE sBd uioa labor candidate fof the
-aals gsss aou. A.sss ~ flei1 of tas
s8fesa1a. 4 eials loaaliilss AID = ~
-fssrnssa. - Esft huroD ueL u Af
Wesl0a rSg.a az tie k4sseli House - Goa
fes ga ins pTop0ssd ~itharei ~ Aezsss-
Atklasaa sns Gnmo from their places On
lhe ficke.s nalae1 Er Atkinsou "a reply
10 questions sad AS isstsF VI slthdra "a
was before tle oaDitlse. Bat hA1 ngt ys.
seea ae5sa GA. lie sIpeciei Il sOuid be
before next Aoa AZ Thee kas been some
AK ef Ar. trims Nithdfs"al, bat nO&h-
az delliie. as le y-es4m7d NJ. vu1iA
shea ftlgtLer - consult AIS trlen1s.
tgaefs were expeeted 20 5s pEsSsnt q tic
laesting bet Gi1 nOs o9als. Ia case be
4u1 ar 0fshu withdIeE lie oommittes
wolid hi the ucks.. several persons
has 1esn taiked q. bat be WaS nOi AZ liberty
q aaias Wh0 they we're, IS 10 deeisloa had
bees reached. he wzntsd the comoitiee
% az Ca lis .etler soon, - that be would
kn8E = ..eshSF he Wzs in or eut-
Nr F.e.d said be could nOl tell when ths
COMMITTEES would acton Mr.. Atkipsons let
TER. thoagh be might know before mid.
night
The tNo gentlemen went - the Michigan
Exrhaase. where ti.sy met j. c. Blanchard,
VI Bois Blanc Island, 6r-enoacker and bu-
ion Labor NOMINEES Tor long term Justice,
aud the three went into secret session IA The
hotel pagl0r About half al hour later Mr.
0rilin crossed the threshold " Mr.. Wes-
ton 5 room. On being questioned b SAID
there Wss 10 talk Of nis Withdrawal from
the ucke.--sl ieAs.. be heard nothing OF il.
Mr. Afkinbons resignation Of the Green
bacz nomination WAS before that commit
t-e. but he could not say what would &c
dJle with 10.
"Nill Mr Atkinson also withdraw from
the MON Labor Icketf'
Mr. Gudn-"I haven't heard that he has
accepted it. ! have not seen or heard OF his
letter Of acceptance. 80 there Is no occasion
for hls Withdrawal.
Messrs. Weston aud Stevenson came ont
Of the room 81 this moment and the three
walked 10 the Michigan Exchange pro-
ceeding direct % the parlOr and joining The
secret conference before mentioned. While
the conference vas in progress Jas. NJ. POI,
Ter, of Lansing. ersiwhie leading Green
hacker and st present one OF the fathers Of
the Union Labor party, came in frOm the
theatre. In answer TO Intermediates Mr.
Potter ssid that O'Bren J. Atkinson would
stand by his nomination by The Union
LABOR party. We knew he would stand
bF US said Mr.. Potter, before We nom
mated hiD. Mr. Blanchard said he would
accept the Greeoback nomination for long
term Justice provided be got the Union
Labor nomination. aud as he received tha,
unanimously ne will mske the canvass.
NJ Baumgsrrder. Of Msn,stee. / regard as
n stroag candidate for he Is purely a labor
representative. Mr. Atkinson viii also
stay Oh The Greenhack ticket, I think, and
ihus be the candidate of both parties.
though he has not yet been officially mott
fed bv our committee. 1 may say ais0
thar the Ggesnback State COMMITTEES have
sienided their Willingness TO accept cur
tlcke. throughout. Gou may say thai IL
became necessary 10 esablisb the uai0n
i.Gb0r party 50 as 10 es IN shape for the
campaign OF l8ss. The Grsenbscsers bEd
fused With the Democrats in Michigan and
with tie Republicans in Missouri, and thus
destroyed the national character of the
party. and II became necessary 10 form Toe
new parry with a national character for the
cssapz.gn OK i8ss."
Il suppose yoa ara aware, Mr. Potter
thai q conferences is going on up stairs " iih
reference to the Withdrawal OF Mr.. Atkin-
son snf Sir. Gniiin2'
Mr. Potter-"EO. was not. knew Mr..
Atkinson was here. for J talked with him
this afternoon. and I can tell you he is
p!edged 70 stand by the J0ion Labor party
aud Us ticket under all circumstances. So
he will not be 4 party TO bis withdrawal
from the Greenback ticket. II anything is
done il will be complete tumble down Of
toe Democrats They sre afraid OF their
administration and are willing 10 do almost
anvthiug IL the up s.slrs conference does
anything Ii viii not be by any counsel Of
AT. Atkinson.
T. was The witching hour of midnight be-
fore tie pow-vOw broke up, and then Levi
j Griffin hustled down the stairs and up n
the telephone. which he proceeded to ring
vigorously. A siis glance toward the coun-
/ ter. where reporter was intently perusing
the register. seemed TO change the drift OF
| ais thoughts. and he broke off IN the mid
die 81 nis hail e. central and hung 40 the
ear frum gst with the ejaculation. Hell
Ob. lie bestowed 4 fierce glance upon the
/ innocent reporter ssd started for the door
Nr Weston followed in his wake. Wa
anything definite done With regard to the
/ Nilhdraaas Nr. Weston he was asked.
~ have iust b 81 msxing = social visit
I with Ar. Barchard. that Is al" lie re
I piled
HISS this conferences no political slguia-
cauct
"Why-Ch. no. don't know anything
scout any witbdravals from the ticket
( Have you not been considering the With
/ d-awsl or contemplated withdrawal OF Mr.
I Grlfin sud Nr Atkinson
~N0fhi1g bat = purely SOcisl visit re
I its~afsl the chairman u the Democratic
/ STATE Cons llttes-
Moses W Fied vas encountered on the
( street. "Wss anything done. he exclaimed
I u reply 20 "a inferrDgat0ry "Ye~. sir.
/ something Tsrv dsiaife was done We are
( goitE tD hsge $4,000 - sweep the state
/ @iih When ~ gei As maCh MONEY 81 the
Z i.sDan leans sell nsrs no dilhcultv in
/ ca gng everything before us.
/ NJ Faid thsa clos ~ uo ~ tight az =
1 c.srn aut refused - hazard an0the- oSssr-
{ tsiion eVcrF. Sc ta ta@ vesther.
Mr Aisinsau was ssssd lf he bad any
+ ihi1r fa say WtE reference t0 Bis nomins
+ ucn sr fae Mira Isaor party.
q have rot he replied ( have no'
+ heen ncafs1 by the Committee ~ my
n0eiiuat7u and a. yst snoF nothing 81 is
/ 4-sciaNv
THEN you have not decided whether you
T wii scccnt ir
+ - have nor voala 10 gal 70 give yen
saVlhia- e8s. dut the sifgsa0u is ss I tod
f sen ( se fhst Nr Foster T. here ;hi.
T evening NT Potter stood BY the offes
& c5untar a. tae fanferrees Gem u itfse =snae
/ soVn s.ais' and perhsFs he intends fe
I hsn1 re fhe nef.Ecsfioo IN fae w1rricg
Then ls Id uet z.se So .o rou Tbs sf.eT
I aacu
Mr Atkiasoo thrsr qaiek. inonirina
zi1nrs ts his ieestisner aa1 ss'd No
sfw aln sh's 4nefuoon. hot nct1iDg vs..
ss shaul re sfrer
+ EDMUND D. BARRY.